Uma bebida, muitas visões: apontamentos sociológicos sobre a II Conferência Mundial da Ayahuasca
Horizontes Antropológicos August 1, 2018 Glauber Loures Assis, Jacqueline Alves Rodrigues 5 citations
This article examines contemporary neo-shamanic networks, focusing on the movement of people and artifacts, tradition and authenticity, heritage, shamanic technologies, pilgrimage and religious tourism, exchanges and alliances among diverse groups, as well as market relations, disputes, and inter-religious conflicts. Using the Second World Ayahuasca Conference as a case study—which brought together an unprecedented number of people and groups involved with ayahuasca, including anthropologists, indigenous peoples, NGOs, and religions—the authors argue that these networks are constituted amid power relations, conflicting interests, and multiple positions on culture and religion. They contend that a Brazilian ayahuasca field exists with many distinct visions, where prestige, social legitimacy, identity, and heritage are at stake.